-phyl·lum
\ˈfiləm\ noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phyllon leaf
1. : one having (such) leaves or leaflike parts — in generic names of animals
< Cyathophyllum >
and especially plants
< Brachyphyllum >
< Podophyllum >
2. plural -phyl·la\-lə\ : leaf
< mesophyllum >
3. : fossil resembling a plant of a (specified) group — in generic names
< Sapindophyllum >
1.
< Cyathophyllum >
and especially plants
< Brachyphyllum >
< Podophyllum >
2. plural -phyl·la
< mesophyllum >
3.
< Sapindophyllum >